Abstract: Provided are multivalent saccharide-containing compounds which are bonded to nucleic acids. These compounds contain a shikimic acid-derived core and are useful for delivering nucleic acids to cells or tissues, e.g. for use in therapeutic treatments. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds and medical uses of the same, including their use in treating or preventing conditions such as liver diseases.

Abstract: A space saving apparatus comprised of a conveyor device and a scale. The scale includes a weighing belt that is directly adjacent to the conveyor device. The conveyor device includes a release section that permits unclamped products to reach the weighing belt. The length of the weighing belt is no shorter than the length of the release section.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuous or semi-continuous low pressure casting of metal, in particular directly-cooled (DC) casting of extended objects such as a rods, bars or billets of aluminium. The apparatus includes a frame construction with at least one chill or mould having a mould cavity that is provided with an upwardly open inlet and an outlet with cooling means. The inlet of the mould is connected to a distribution chamber receiving liquid metal from a metal store such as a holding furnace via a metal supply channel or launder. A flexible launder section is provided between the launder and the metal distribution chamber whereby the frame construction with the moulds and distribution chamber can be raised and lowered to enable complete filling of metal to the moulds. Subsequently it is possible to control the metal level in each respective mould cavity in relation to the metal level in the launder and thereby controlling the low pressure casting.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for chronological grouping of individual goods, the groups which are formed being displaced one after another out of a first into a second collecting zone in such a way that an oldest group is always displaced as far as a target position which is defined in the second collecting zone.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuous or semi-continuous low pressure casting of metal, in particular directly-cooled (DC) casting of extended objects such as a rods, bars or billets of aluminium. The apparatus includes a frame construction with at least one chill or mould having a mould cavity that is provided with an upwardly open inlet and an outlet with cooling means. The inlet of the mould is connected to a distribution chamber receiving liquid metal from a metal store such as a holding furnace via a metal supply channel or launder. A flexible launder section is provided between the launder and the metal distribution chamber whereby the frame construction with the moulds and distribution chamber can be raised and lowered to enable complete filling of metal to the moulds. Subsequently it is possible to control the metal level in each respective mould cavity in relation to the metal level in the launder and thereby controlling the low pressure casting.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for chronological grouping of individual goods, the groups which are formed being displaced one after another out of a first into a second collecting zone in such a way that an oldest group is always displaced as far as a target position which is defined in the second collecting zone.

Abstract: A system and method for determining insurance rates and loss costs for properties generally, and for physical structures specifically includes receiving a request for an inspection of real property, providing an interface configured to provide an inspector with one or more first prompts related to the inspection of real property, providing one or more second prompts in the interface as a result of received response to the one or more first prompts related to the inspection of real property, and generating an inspection report based on the received response to the first and second prompts.